Roblox launches biometric age verification tool amid privacy concerns
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Angela Yang, Kayla Steinberg, Vicky Nguyen
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Roblox is launching a new biometric age verification tool in partnership with third-party vendor Persona to verify user ages and place them into age-based accounts. The company claims this is part of its commitment to online safety and age-appropriate environments, but the measure has sparked controversy over user privacy concerns. Roblox states that biometric data is immediately deleted after age estimation.
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· 3 pulledRoblox is deeply committed to fostering a safe, healthy, and age-appropriate environment for our community
The claims about Roblox fundamentally misrepresent how our platform works and fail to take into account the extensive, proactive measures we are pioneering and implementing to set a new standard in online safety
Roblox says its third-party vendor, Persona, immediately deletes biometric data after age estimation
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